Bristol’s rise built on solid team values

Steve Hill puts the questions to former hooker Dave Ward, the head coach at Bristol Bears Women

Why did you get into coaching and how did you arrive at your current position?
I started my coaching in 2010 while playing at Cornish Pirates when Ian Davies (former Pirates coach) ran an RFU level 2 course. I coached St Just for two seasons and then became Guildford head coach for seven seasons after moving to Harlequins. I did a year at Ampthill as a player-coach before starting with Bristol Bears Women in 2021.
How would you describe your style of coaching?
It is very much how I enjoyed it a...

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